1 I saac was now old, and had become blind. He called to his older son Esau, saying, “My son.” And Esau answered, “Here I am.”

Aconteció que cuando Isaac envejeció y sus ojos se oscurecieron quedando sin vista, llamó a Esaú, su hijo mayor, y le dijo: —¡Hijo mío! Él respondió: —Aquí estoy.

2 I saac said, “See, I am old. I do not know when I will die.

—Ya soy viejo —dijo Isaac— y no sé el día de mi muerte.

3 T ake your bow and arrows, and go out to the field to get meat for me.

Toma, pues, ahora tus armas, tu aljaba y tu arco, y sal al campo a cazarme algo.

4 G et some food ready for me that I love. Bring it to me to eat, so that before I die I will pray that good will come to you.”

Hazme un guisado como a mí me gusta; tráemelo y comeré, para que yo te bendiga antes que muera.

5 A nd Rebekah was listening while Isaac spoke to his son Esau. So when Esau went to the field to hunt for meat to bring home,

Rebeca estaba escuchando cuando Isaac hablaba a su hijo Esaú; y se fue Esaú al campo para buscar la caza que había de traer.

6 R ebekah said to her son Jacob, “I heard your father talking to your brother Esau. He said,

Entonces Rebeca habló a su hijo Jacob, diciendo: —Mira, yo he oído a tu padre, que hablaba con tu hermano Esaú diciendo:

7 ’ Bring me some meat. Make good-tasting food for me to eat. And before I die I will pray to the Lord for good to come to you.’

“Tráeme caza y hazme un guisado, para que coma y te bendiga en presencia de Jehová antes que me muera.”

8 S o now, my son, listen to what I tell you to do.

Ahora, pues, hijo mío, obedece a mi voz en lo que te mando.

9 G o to the flock and bring me two fat young goats. I will cook them into good-tasting food, just what your father loves to eat.

Ve ahora al ganado y tráeme de allí dos buenos cabritos de las cabras, y haré con ellos un guisado para tu padre, como a él le gusta.

10 T hen you will take it to your father for him to eat. So before he dies he will pray for good to come to you.”

Tú lo llevarás a tu padre, y él comerá, para que te bendiga antes de su muerte.

11 J acob said to his mother Rebekah, “But my brother Esau has much hair. And my skin is smooth.

Pero Jacob dijo a Rebeca, su madre: —Mi hermano Esaú es hombre velloso, y yo lampiño.

12 I f my father touches me, he will think of me as one trying to fool him. Then he will bring a curse upon me instead of good.”

Quizá me palpará mi padre; me tendrá entonces por burlador y traeré sobre mí maldición y no bendición.

13 H is mother said to him, “The curse will come upon me instead of you, my son. You do what I say, and go get them for me.”

Su madre respondió: —Hijo mío, sea sobre mí tu maldición; solamente obedece a mi voz: vé y tráemelos.

14 S o Jacob went and got them, and brought them to his mother. And his mother made good-tasting food, just what his father loved to eat.

Entonces él fue, los tomó y los trajo a su madre, y su madre hizo un guisado como a su padre le gustaba.

15 T hen Rebekah took the best clothes that belonged to her older son Esau, that were with her in the house. And she put them on her younger son Jacob.

Después tomó Rebeca los vestidos de Esaú, su hijo mayor, los más preciosos que ella tenía en casa, y vistió a Jacob, su hijo menor.

16 S he put the skins of the young goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.

Luego, con las pieles de los cabritos, cubrió sus manos y la parte de su cuello donde no tenía vello,

17 A nd she gave her son Jacob the bread and the good-tasting food she had made.

y puso el guisado y el pan que había preparado en manos de su hijo Jacob.

18 T hen he went to his father and said, “My father.” Isaac said, “Here I am. Who are you, my son?”

Entonces éste fue a su padre y dijo: —Padre mío. Isaac respondió: —Aquí estoy, ¿quién eres tú, hijo mío?

19 J acob said to his father, “I am Esau, your first-born. I have done as you told me. Sit up and eat the meat I brought, so you will pray that good will come to me.”

—Yo soy Esaú tu primogénito —respondió Jacob—. He hecho como me dijiste. Levántate ahora, siéntate y come de mi caza, para que me bendigas.

20 B ut Isaac said to his son, “How have you found it so fast, my son?” And Jacob said, “Because the Lord your God made it happen.”

Entonces Isaac dijo a su hijo: —¿Cómo es que la hallaste tan pronto, hijo mío? Jacob respondió: —Porque Jehová, tu Dios, hizo que la encontrara delante de mí.

21 T hen Isaac said to Jacob, “Come near so I can touch you, my son, to know for sure if you are my son Esau or not.”

Isaac dijo a Jacob: —Acércate ahora y te palparé, hijo mío, para ver si eres o no mi hijo Esaú.

22 S o Jacob came near his father Isaac. Isaac touched him, and said, “The voice is Jacob’s voice. But the hands are Esau’s hands.”

Se acercó Jacob a su padre Isaac, quien lo palpó, y dijo: «La voz es la voz de Jacob, pero las manos, las de Esaú.»

23 H e did not know who he was, because his hands were covered with hair like his brother Esau’s hands. So Isaac prayed that good would come to him.

Y no lo reconoció, porque sus manos eran vellosas como las manos de Esaú; y lo bendijo.

24 I saac said, “Is it true that you are my son Esau?” Jacob answered, “I am.”

Volvió a preguntar Isaac: —¿Eres tú mi hijo Esaú? Jacob respondió: —Yo soy.

25 S o Isaac said, “Bring it to me so I may eat the meat my son has made ready. And I will pray that good will come to you.” He brought it to him, and he ate. He brought him wine also, and he drank.

Dijo entonces: —Acércamela, y comeré de la caza de mi hijo, para que yo te bendiga. Jacob se la acercó, e Isaac comió; le trajo también vino, y bebió.

26 T hen his father Isaac said to him, “Come near and kiss me, my son.”

Y le dijo Isaac, su padre: —Acércate ahora y bésame, hijo mío.

27 S o Jacob came near and kissed him. When Isaac smelled his clothes, he prayed that good would come to him. He said, “The smell of my son is like the smell of a field that has received good from the Lord.

Jacob se acercó y lo besó. Olió Isaac el olor de sus vestidos, y lo bendijo, diciendo: «Mira, el olor de mi hijo, como el olor del campo que Jehová ha bendecido.

28 M ay God give you from heaven water on the grass in the early morning, and the riches of the earth, and more than enough grain and new wine.

Dios, pues, te dé del rocío del cielo y de los frutos de la tierra, y abundancia de trigo y de mosto.

29 M ay nations serve you, and the people bow down in front of you. Be the ruler of your brothers. May your mother’s sons bow down in front of you. Cursed be those who curse you, and may good come to those who honor you.”

Sírvante pueblos y las naciones se inclinen delante de ti. Sé señor de tus hermanos y ante ti se inclinen los hijos de tu madre. Malditos sean los que te maldigan y benditos los que te bendigan.»

30 W hen Isaac had finished praying that good would come to Jacob, Jacob left his father Isaac. Just then his brother Esau came in from hunting.

Aconteció, luego que Isaac acabó de bendecir a Jacob, y apenas había salido Jacob de delante de su padre Isaac, que Esaú, su hermano, volvió de cazar.

31 T hen Esau made good-tasting food and brought it to his father, and said, “Sit up, my father, and eat the meat your son has made ready, so you will pray that good will come to me.”

E hizo él también un guisado, lo trajo a su padre y le dijo: —Levántese mi padre y coma de la caza de su hijo, para que me bendiga.

32 H is father Isaac said to him, “Who are you?” He answered, “I am your son, your first-born, Esau.”

Entonces Isaac, su padre, le dijo: —¿Quién eres tú? Y él le dijo: —Yo soy tu hijo, Esaú, tu primogénito.

33 T hen Isaac shook all over, and he said, “Who was it then who killed an animal and brought meat to me? I ate all of it before you came! And I prayed that good would come to him! Yes, and good will come to him!”

Entonces se estremeció Isaac grandemente, y dijo: —¿Quién es el que vino aquí, que trajo caza, y me dio y comí de todo antes que tú vinieras? Yo lo bendije, y será bendito.

34 W hen he heard what his father said, Esau cried out with a loud and sad cry. He said to his father, “Pray that good will come to me also, O my father!”

Cuando Esaú oyó las palabras de su padre, lanzó una muy grande y muy amarga exclamación, y le dijo: —Bendíceme también a mí, padre mío.

35 B ut Isaac said, “Your brother came in and fooled me. He has taken away the good that was to come to you.”

Éste le dijo: —Vino tu hermano con engaño y tomó tu bendición.

36 T hen Esau said, “Was it not right that he was given the name Jacob? Two times now he has taken what should have been mine. He took away my right as a first-born. And now he has taken away the good that was to come to me.” Then he said, “Can you not pray that good will come to me also?”

Esaú respondió: —Bien llamaron su nombre Jacob, pues ya me ha suplantado dos veces: se apoderó de mi primogenitura y ahora ha tomado mi bendición. Y añadió: —¿No has guardado bendición para mí?

37 I saac answered Esau, “See, I have made him to rule over you. I have given him all his brothers as servants. I have given him grain and new wine to keep him alive and well. What then can I do for you, my son?”

Isaac respondió a Esaú, diciéndole: —Yo lo he puesto por señor tuyo, y le he dado por siervos a todos sus hermanos; de trigo y de vino lo he provisto; ¿qué, pues, haré por ti ahora, hijo mío?

38 E sau said to his father, “Do you have only one prayer for good to come, my father? Pray that good will come to me also, O my father.” And Esau gave out a loud cry.

Dijo entonces Esaú a su padre: —¿No tienes más que una sola bendición, padre mío? ¡Bendíceme también a mí, padre mío! Y alzó Esaú la voz, y lloró.

39 T hen his father Isaac answered him: “See, the place where you live will be away from the riches of the earth, and away from the water on the grass in the early morning.

Entonces Isaac, su padre, habló y le dijo: «Será tu morada lejos de la tierra fértil y del rocío que cae de los cielos.

40 Y ou will live by your sword and you will serve your brother. But when you break loose, you will throw his load off your back.” Jacob Goes to Laban

De tu espada vivirás, y a tu hermano servirás; pero cuando te fortalezcas sacudirás su yugo de tu cerviz.» Jacob huye de Esaú

41 E sau hated Jacob because his father had prayed that good would come to Jacob. Esau said to himself, “The days when I will have sorrow for the loss of my father are soon. Then I will kill my brother Jacob.”

Aborreció Esaú a Jacob por la bendición con que su padre lo había bendecido, y dijo en su corazón: «Llegarán los días del luto por mi padre, y yo mataré a mi hermano Jacob.»

42 B ut the words of her older son Esau were told to Rebekah. She called her younger son Jacob, and said to him, “See, your brother Esau comforts himself by planning to kill you.

Fueron dichas a Rebeca las palabras de Esaú, su hijo mayor; y ella envió a llamar a Jacob, su hijo menor, y le dijo: —Esaú, tu hermano, se consuela pensando en matarte.

43 S o now, my son, do what I tell you. Get ready, and go at once to my brother Laban at Haran.

Ahora, pues, hijo mío, obedece a mi voz: levántate y huye a casa de mi hermano Labán, en Harán,

44 S tay with him for a few days, until your brother’s anger goes away.

y quédate con él algunos días, hasta que el enojo de tu hermano se mitigue,

45 W hen your brother’s anger against you is gone and he forgets what you did to him, then I will send for you and have you return from there. Why should I have sorrow for both of you in one day?”

hasta que se aplaque la ira de tu hermano contra ti y olvide lo que le has hecho; entonces enviaré yo a que te traigan de allá. ¿Por qué seré privada de vosotros dos en un solo día?

46 T hen Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am tired of living because of the daughters of Heth. If Jacob marries one of the daughters of Heth, like these, from the women of the land, what good will my life be to me?”

Luego dijo Rebeca a Isaac: —Fastidio tengo de mi vida a causa de las hijas de Het. Si Jacob toma mujer de entre las hijas de Het, como éstas, de entre las hijas de esta tierra, ¿para qué quiero la vida?